Professions and Occupations - As introduced, enacts the "Responsible Welding for Tennessean’s Safety Act," which requires general contractors, project managers, and subcontractors to ensure that welders performing structural steel welding are tested and certified by an accredited facility or individual and that the work meets applicable standards whenever a design professional includes D1.1 or D1.5 codes in the job specifications, subject to an exemption for work performed on the premises of a homeowner or farmer. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 15; Title 56; Title 62; Title 64 and Title 68.

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Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Jan 23, 2026
Last action: Feb 5, 2026 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Session: 114
Momentum: 27 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

23.9% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 51%, measured from TN's completed sessions
Momentum -5 27/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 253 days quiet

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